kocotheclown

Hi Shahpor, thank you - found it ! I had the kit in the boot with the tools you mentioned. New disk ordered - I had the 08-09 disk in the sat nav, probably since the car was new. Regards Kieran

Hi All, I am new to Lexus and have had my 2009 is220D SE for 6 months now. I have noticed my sat nav is out of date (it does not show the new motorways). I have seen lots of post regarding nav updates - but can some one tell me how/where do I find the sat nav data ? I think it is version 5 - but not certain. How do I check this ? I have looked under the passenger seat - no disc holder there. Is the nav disc installed in the head unit ?? If so, how do I eject it to check the version installed ?? Thank you Kieran

Hi, I have recently bought a Lexus is220d and now found why I got it so cheap - head gasket gone/going ! I have seen there are loads of posts regarding this and the extended warranty - but my car is 9 years old so lexus will not fix it for free. Anyway...I am looking to change the head gasket myself but have run into a few snags and was hoping for some help from anyone with a 220d. Where can I get a proper overhaul manual showing torque values etc. ? where are the timing marks on the is220d to show TDC etc.?? where are the locations for the timing pins ? there are timing pins required for head removal right ?? obviously the timing chain will have to come off for this job, so is it worth replacing this or will this last forever ??? the dealers have told me I need to remove the head to check what head gasket is required - is this right ?? they have said there are 5 different options for head gaskets depending on piston protrusion at TDC and thickness required - apparently they all have a mark A,B,C,D or E on them - where is this mark on the head gasket ?? AS I now know, the last owner put radweld or similar into the coolant to sell off the car (the bas@%&d), so I am planning to change the drive belt, water pump, coolant, thermostat, radiator cap, oil & filter, and the fuel filter at the same time - and clean out the EGR and inlet manifold along with the head gasket replacement. Have I missed out anything else that could/should be done at this time ??? Thank you for your help guys Koco